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REFLECTIONS FROM SAM ALTMAN

OpenAI started almost nine years ago with the goal of building the most impactful technology in human history: artificial general intelligence (AGI). The launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, kicked off the current AI revolution. Over the past two years, the company had to build almost from scratch around this new technology, which was a difficult and messy process. Sam Altman considers these years to be the most rewarding, fun, best, interesting, exhausting, stressful, and unpleasant years of his life so far. He is confident that OpenAI now knows how to build AGI and believes that the first AI agents will join the workforce this year and materially change the output of companies.

GOOGLE OFFERS BUYOUTS TO EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COMPANY, INCLUDING SEARCH

Google has offered buyouts to employees across several of its divisions in an effort to reduce headcount. The 'voluntary exit program' applies to US-based employees. The buyout announcement comes along with a demand for employees to return to the office - workers who live within 50 miles of an office will be expected to assume a hybrid work schedule. Google has done multiple buyout offers in a few units this year.

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